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I know, I know. For some of you it is just too early to talk about Christmas. But Thanksgiving weekend is when we draw names in my husband's family. It is also the time I start planning my Christmas book buying. That's why I love this Icelandic tradition. The rough translation for Jólabókaflóð is Christmas Book…
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Iceland's Christmas book flood
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Jólabókaflóð at Blinkist: Books We Think You Should Gift Yourself
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Jólabókaflóð – HPL Adults
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Jólabókaflóð - the Christmas book flood
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The Little Book of the Icelanders at Christmas
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Jólabókaflóð - the Christmas book flood
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Jolabokaflod: Christmas Book Flood in a Box by Nicholas Kotar
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Jungle Red Writers: The Yule Book Flood
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Our Second Annual Book Flood
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Jólabókaflóð – HPL Adults
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Jólabókaflóð (Christmas Book Flood!) — Bookishly